Barber unit



July 8, 1952 E A, ALLOWAY 2,602,485

BARBER UNIT Filed Oct. 21. 1949 INVLLYTOR. 707er f7 H//oM/y/ showingPatented July 8, 1952 l Y accenna UNIT 'Elmer A. Amway', sioux centime'.

Application October 21, 1949, Serialk No. 122,748

-a wash basin which can be used for the various purposes required.

@A :further object 'of my invention is to provide the. chairoccuped'bythe barber withl means' vwhereby the chair'for seat can beadjustablyv ,positioned longitudinally or can be pivoted as required.

A further objectof my invention is to provide means for allowingswinging of the wash basin to any desired position.

A further object of myV invention is to provide 'an adjustable head restin the barber chair itself, vwhich head rest normally is positionedwithin the confines ofthe backrest of the chair.

A further object of my .invention is toprcvide an air blowingarrangement which can work in cooperationwith thehydraulic arrangement.for raisingthe'barber chair. A l

, 'A further objectV of my invention is to provide the foregoing objectsin a simple construction.

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in theconstruction, arrangement, and combination of the various parts of myolevice, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinaftermore fully set forth, pointed out in my claim, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a plan View of the unit,

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the unit,

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken along the lines 3-3 of Figure 1,

Figure 4 is a detail of arrangement,

Figure 5 is a sectional View taken along the lines 5-5 of Figurel, and

Figure-6 is a forward view of Figure 5 and the head rest in an elevatedposition.

My invention contemplates the provision of a complete tonsorial unitwherein the barber himself can be seated while working upon thecustomer, and whereby he can also readily adjust himself to any positionrequired, and to further provide means whereby a wash basin can be swungto the necessary position when the back of the barber chair is tilteddownwardly, all of these means making it less tiring and more convenientfor the barber.

I have used the character I0 to designate the base of the unit which ispreferably made in a single piece, and attached t0 the base l0 iS the aportion of the hydraulic:

r1 claim. (c1. 155-1) f,

n cylinderv I I in which is' placed thephydraulic piston or plunger seatI3 of the barber chair, having the armrests I4, and the back I5. Themember I15is linked to the member .I4 by means of the links T6, and the'arms lllinclude the lpivotally attached'memibers Il attached thereto-which merge intothe forwardly extending .rods IB which are attached tothe'foot rest I9, 'with the rod' 2li-'of the usual 'construction 'beingADrovi'dedto shift` the entire arrangement so that downwardly `in theldirec'tionof the arrow 2-Al. The backrest 'l5 includes 'a'cavity at 2-2or la out out portion in which is normally seated a head rest'member'.23 which is attachedto a rod 24 having the serrated `teeth-25 forengagement with vthespring .urged rod '26. By virtue of :thisarrangementthe rod' 26 can 'be-pulled outwardly and the head rest'23 canbe raised )to any desired position; such `as isshown in Figure `t.thereby providing `an arrangement whereby :the head rest normally isflush with the back Ailes't I5.' The plunger I-2is raised bymeans of asupply of oil 21 (see Figure 4) whichoil communicates at 28 with asuitable iurthercylindrical portion, with a compressed air line 29communicating with the portion 28 which line is regulated by means ofthe valve 30.

Manipulation of the valve 30 will allow compressed air to enter into thehydraulicy arrangement and will raise the plunger I2 and the entirebarber chair, release of the valve 3B allowing the air to dissipatethrough a proper port whereby the chair will gravitate downwardly.

A further air line in the form of a flexible lengthened rubber tube 3lis provided which communicates with the same source as the further airline, such source which can be an air pressure tank etc., the tube 3Icommunicating with a nozzle 32 having a control valve handle 33, thisunit supplying means for blowing air under pressure around the'customersneck etc., for removing excess hair and the like.

Attached at 34 to the base IIJ is a vertical'post 35 which is attachedto alengthened track 35 having a vertical T-shaped channel portion 31,and received in the channel portion 3l is a similarly shaped member 33which is attached to a plate 39. The plate 39 includes an opening at 40in which is placed the vertical pin 4I which is attached to a plate 42which plate 42 is attached to the seat 43, the seat 43 being slightly toone side of the right as shown in Figure l, the pin at 4I therebyallowing the seat to pivot in any direc- I2 upon which is secured'thetion. The track 37 also permits the seat to be moved forwardly orrearwardly for the necessary adjustment corresponding to the needs ofthe barber.

Attached at 44 to the base I0 is a hollow upright tube 45 through whichtube passes a hot water supply pipe 46 and a cold water supply pipe 41which pipes pass outwardly through the walls of the tube 45 at 48 wherethey communicate with the flexible rubber tubes 45 which are looped asshown, the tubes 49 passing upwardly and communicating -with the faucetvalves 50 which control the water supply through the faucets I, thisconstruction thereby providing means for supplying hot and cold water asrequired;`

Attached to the vertical tube or pipe 45 is a cylindrical collar bearingmember 53 which bearing member receives the upper end of the pipe 45,and attached to the bearing member 53 is an arm 54 to which arm issecured at 55 the wash basin 55. Communicating with the wash basin 55 at51 is the fiexible drain pipe 58 which communicateswith the furtherdrain connection 59, the drain connection 59 also passing within thepipe 45. It will be seen from this construction that the wash basin canbe swungabout the pipe 45 as a center in any direction, and in thedirection of the arrow 60 when it is desired to wash the .hair of thecustomer and the like, the positioning of the basin in this manner beingmade after the back rest I5 is tilted downwardly, which will place therear of the head of the customer and the basin in alignment.

It will now be seen that the customer can be placed in any desiredposition by pivoting the chair about the plunger I2 in the usual manner,or 4by tilting the back I5 downwardly. It will be seen further that thewash basin is ready for use and directly adjacent to the barberrendering it convenient and useful for this purpose,

and it will be seen further that the barber himself can swing the chairto any desired position andmove it longitudinally to correspond to theposition of the customer.

52 upon which rests anfannular` For instance when the back I5 cf thechair is swung downwardly the seat 43 can be moved rearwardly, and.whenv the barber chair itself is pivoted toward the wash basin, thebarber can rotate his chair to the necessary position.

In the above described manner therefore, any variety of positions canybe secured consistent with the type of work which is to be done whetherthe hair is to be cut, washed, etc. vIt will be understood furthermorethat if desired the usual type of hydraulic raising arrangement can beemployed by using a small hand-operated pump.

It will now be seen that I have provided the advantages mentioned in theobjects'of my in-V vention with ent.

Somechanges may be made in the construction and arrangement of the partsof my invention without departing rfrom the real spirit and purpose ofmy invention, and it is my intention further advantages readily appartocover Yby my claim any` modied forms of structure or use ofmechanicalequivalents which may be reasonably included within their scope. I claimas my invention: l A barber unit comprising a base, a raisable barberchair attached to said base, an auxiliary chair, a support attached tosaid base,v said sup.- port having a lengthened track, a block includingan extending portion received in said track, said auxiliary chair beingpivotally mounted on said block and said auxiliary chair beingpositioned rearwardly of said barber chair.

ELMER A. ALLowAY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are'of recordin the leof thispatent:

UNITED STATES vPATENTS Number Name Date 963,595 Lerro July 5, 19101,113,198 Cornacchia Oct. 13, 1914 1,714,696 Sameulian May 28, 19292,449,385 Johnson et Sept. 14, 1948

